Joannes Violot-Guillemard other_regions_australia The 2021 Le Genie is

The 2021 Le Genie is a new entry-level bottling from Bella Oaks

nicely horizontal on the palate

in particular violet and rose where the oak treatment is a bit more evident

Conterno-Fantino's 1999 Barolo Sorì Ginestra is quite a bit richer and deeper than the Vigna del Gris

Coming from this more exposed site with more intense winds

Joannes Violot-Guillemard other_regions_australia The 2021 Le Genie isThis is also overtly floral suffused with its array of lavender, rose petal and violet nuances adding touches of elegance to the cool red and dark pinot fruit scents that are trimmed in hints of spice and the sauvage. The succulent, round and vibrant larger scaled flavors possess very fine mid palate density before culminating in a focused, powerful, muscular and balanced finale where a hint of austerity slowly emerges. This should be excellent in